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Village of Stratford, WI
Marathon County
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
A. 
General.
(1) 
A preliminary plat shall be required for all subdivisions and shall be based upon a survey by a registered land surveyor, and the plat shall be prepared on Mylar or paper of good quality at a scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch and shall show correctly on its face the following information:
(a) 
Title under which the proposed subdivision is to be recorded.
(b) 
Location of the proposed subdivision by government lot, quarter section, township, range, county and state.
(c) 
Date, scale and North point.
(d) 
Names and addresses of the owner, subdivider and land surveyor preparing the plat.
(2) 
The entire area contiguous to the proposed plat owned or controlled by the subdivider shall be included on the preliminary plat even though only a portion of said area is proposed for immediate development. The Village Board, upon the Plan Commission's recommendation, may waive this requirement where it is unnecessary to fulfill the purposes and intent of this chapter and undue hardship would result from strict application thereof.
B. 
Plat data. All preliminary plats shall show the following:
(1) 
Exact length and bearing of the exterior boundaries of the proposed subdivision, referenced to a corner established in the U.S. Public Land Survey, and the total acreage encompassed thereby.
(2) 
Locations of all existing property boundary lines, structures, drives, streams and watercourses, marshes, rock outcrops, wooded areas, railroad tracks and other significant features within the tract being subdivided or immediately adjacent thereto.
(3) 
Location, right-of-way width and names of all existing streets, alleys or other public ways, easements, railroad and utility rights-of-way and all section and quarter section lines within the exterior boundaries of the plat or immediately adjacent thereto.
(4) 
Location and names of any adjacent subdivisions, parks and cemeteries and owners of record of abutting unplatted lands.
(5) 
Type, width and elevation of any existing street pavements within the exterior boundaries of the plat or immediately adjacent thereto, together with any legally established center-line elevations.
(6) 
Location, size and invert elevation of any existing sanitary or storm sewers, culverts and drainpipes; the location of manholes, catch basins, hydrants, and electric and communication facilities, whether overhead or underground; and the location and size of any existing water and gas mains within the exterior boundaries of the plat or immediately adjacent thereto. If no sewers or water mains are located on or immediately adjacent to the tract, the nearest such sewers or water mains which might be extended to serve the tract shall be indicated by the direction and distance from the tract, size and invert elevations.
(7) 
Corporate limit lines within the exterior boundaries of the plat or immediately adjacent thereto.
(8) 
Existing zoning on and adjacent to the proposed subdivision.
(9) 
Contours within the exterior boundaries of the plat and extending to the center line of adjacent public streets to National Map Accuracy Standards based upon mean sea level datum at vertical intervals of not more than two feet. At least two permanent bench marks shall be located in the immediate vicinity of the plat; the location of the bench marks shall be indicated on the plat, together with their elevations referenced to mean sea level datum and the monumentation of the bench marks clearly and completely described. Where, in the judgment of the Village Engineer, undue hardship would result because of the remoteness of the parcel from a mean sea level reference elevation, another datum may be used.
(10) 
High-water elevation of all ponds, streams, lakes, flowages and wetlands within the exterior boundaries of the plat or located within 100 feet therefrom.
(11) 
Water elevation of all ponds, streams, lakes, flowages and wetlands within the exterior boundaries of the plat or located within 100 feet therefrom at the date of the survey.
(12) 
Floodland and shoreland boundaries and the contour line lying a vertical distance of two feet above the elevation of the one-hundred-year recurrence interval flood or, where such data is not available, two feet above the elevation of the maximum flood of record within the exterior boundaries of the plat or within 100 feet therefrom.
(13) 
Soil types and their boundaries, as shown on the operational soil survey maps prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
(14) 
Location and results of soil boring tests within the exterior boundaries of the plat conducted in accordance with Ch. Comm 85, Wis. Adm. Code, and delineation of areas with three-foot and six-foot groundwater and bedrock levels where the subdivision will not be served by public sanitary sewer service.
(15) 
Location and results of percolation tests within the exterior boundaries of the plat conducted in accordance with Ch. Comm 85, Wis. Adm. Code, where the subdivision will not be served by public sanitary sewer service.
(16) 
Location, width and names of all proposed streets and public rights-of-way, such as alleys and easements.
(17) 
Approximate dimensions of all lots together with proposed lot and block numbers. The area in square feet of each lot shall be provided.
(18) 
Location and approximate dimensions of any sites to be reserved or dedicated for parks, playgrounds, drainageways or other public use or which are to be used for group housing, shopping centers, church sites or other nonpublic uses not requiring lotting.
(19) 
Approximate radii of all curves.
(20) 
Any proposed lake and stream access with a small drawing clearly indicating the location of the proposed subdivision in relation to access.
(21) 
Any proposed lake and stream improvement or relocation, and notice of application for approval by the Division of Environmental Protection, Department of Natural Resources, when applicable.
C. 
Additional information.
(1) 
Where the Plan Commission, Village Board or Village Engineer finds that it requires additional information relative to a particular problem presented by a proposed development in order to review the preliminary plat, it shall have the authority to request in writing such information from the subdivider.
(2) 
The Plan Commission and/or Village Board may require a proposed subdivision layout of all or part of the contiguously owned land even though division is not planned at the time.
A final plat prepared by a registered land surveyor shall be required for all subdivisions. It shall comply in all respects with the requirements of Ch. 236, Wis. Stats., and this chapter.
A. 
Certified survey requirements. When it is proposed to divide land into two or no more than four building sites, any one of which is less than 10 acres, or when it is proposed to divide a block, lot or outlot into not more than four parcels or building sites within a recorded subdivision plat without changing the exterior boundaries of the block, lot or outlot, the subdivider shall subdivide by use of a certified survey map prepared in accordance with § 236.34, Wis. Stats., and this chapter.
B. 
Submission and review. The subdivider is encouraged to first consult with the Zoning Administrator regarding the requirements for certified surveys before submission of the final map. Following consultation, two copies of the final map in the form of a certified survey map shall be submitted to the Village. The certified survey shall be reviewed, approved or disapproved by the Zoning Administrator if the map complies with all existing rules and regulations. If there is not compliance, the map will be reviewed by the Plan Commission and the Village Board.
C. 
Additional information. The certified survey map shall show correctly on its face, in addition to the information required by § 236.34, Wis. Stats., the following:
(1) 
All existing buildings, watercourses, drainage ditches and other features pertinent to proper division.
(2) 
All lands reserved for future acquisition.
(3) 
Date of the map and graphic scale.
(4) 
Name and address of the owner, subdivider and surveyor.
(5) 
Square footage of each parcel.
D. 
Certificates. The surveyor shall certify on the face of the certified survey map that he has fully complied with all the provisions of this chapter. The Zoning Administrator, or the Village Board after a recommendation by the Plan Commission, shall certify his or its approval on the face of the map.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
E. 
Street dedication. Dedication of streets and other public areas shall require, in addition, the owner's certificate and the mortgagee's certificate in substantially the same form as required by § 236.21(2)(a), Wis. Stats.
F. 
Recordation. The subdivider shall record the map with the County Register of Deeds within six months of its final approval. Failure to do so shall necessitate a new review and reapproval of the map by the Village Board.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
G. 
Requirements. To the extent reasonably practicable, the certified survey shall comply with the provisions of this chapter relating to general requirements, design standards and required improvements. Conveyance by metes and bounds shall be prohibited where the lot(s) involved is less than 10 acres.